Seasons

ヒップホップ・ネタとして一躍有名になったA&Mレーベルの、アブストラクト・ラウンジ・ジャズの人気盤！
A&M MEETS HERBIE HANCOCK的な、ストレンジでクールなラウンジ・ジャズ・アルバム！

長らく西海岸を舞台に活動を続け、洒落たセンスのよさと小気味良い抜群のスウィング感で、
西海岸随一の実力者と謳われた白人ピアニスト、ピート・ジョリー。
彼が、エレピやオルガンをプレイし、ハービー・ハンコックのエクスペリメンタルや
エレクトリック/フュージョン的な香りも感じさせるアルバム

世界初CD化！

his 1970 LP, hailed at the time of release and promptly forgotten, is Pete Jolly's masterpiece, a wonderfully emotional electronic tour de force. With the exception of one cut, it was completely improvised in a single four-hour session in the studio by Jolly and a superb, versatile rhythm section: drummer Paul Humphrey, guitarist John Pisano, and the ever-present Chuck Berghofer on bass (with Milt Holland and Emil Richards contributing as well). Jolly plays not only acoustic piano, but Wurlitzer electronic piano, accordion, musette, Sano Vox, and the Hammond B-3. Minimal overdubbing was done later. SESAONS unleashes Jolly's imagination, and he creates a marvelous tapestry of sound that both moves the listener and swings spontaneously. Beautifully produced by Herb Alpert, the record is structured as a continuous suite and it comes to an exciting, carefully graded climax on "The Indian's Summer", with Jolly pounding the grand piano and a sudden burst of big band fireworks courtesy of Bill Holman. Nothing from Jolly's earlier recordings could prepare the listener for this record, and he did nothing comparable until his death in 2004.|